The chairman of major publisher Kadokawa Corp. was charged Tuesday by prosecutors with bribing a then-Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive in a move that will further deepen the scandal surrounding the Summer Games held last year amid the coronavirus pandemic.Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, 79, was indicted for giving 69 million yen ($477,000) in bribes to the former executive, Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, in return for the company being selected as a sponsor of the games.Kadokawa released a statement through his lawyers saying he intends to step down as chairman but denied the allegation, as he has…READ FULL ARTICLE
